Bioscience Authority Faces District Attorney Inquiry
The Bioscience Authority, created in 2004 to support biotech firms with tax-funded grants, faces a DA inquiry linked to a state Senate investigation. Critics like Senator Susan Wagle accuse lavish spending. supporters defend transparency while leaders vow proper scrutiny. The authority’s Olathe headquarters anchors Johnson County’s governance.
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Kansas City
Carlin
Bioscience Authority
Wagle
Senate
Steve Morris
Morris
Brownback
KBA
Topeka Capital Journal
Johnson County District Attorney’s Office
Thornton
Federal pay fairness debated by lawmakers and experts
The discussion centers on whether federal workers are overpaid citing OPM data and a 2002 CBO study. Advocates say many professionals lag private sector pay while enjoying richer benefits. outcomes include possible pay freezes and workforce cuts proposed by Paul Ryan and Obama.
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Federal Office of Personnel Management
Ross
House Oversight
CBO
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D.C
National Association For Law Placement
OPM
Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis
Barack Obama
House Budget Committee
Paul Ryan
R-Wis
Sublette Coach Faces Unlawful Relations Counts
Special prosecutor Paul Kitzke, appointed after Haskell County Attorney Lynn Koehn recused due to a conflict, handles the case in Hugoton. Koehn said he referred it to Kitzke, who did not respond to multiple calls and was unavailable for comment.
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Paul Kitzke
Hugoton
Haskell County
Lynn Koehn
Mr. Kitzke
Koehn
Kitzke
Finney County health ranking shows high teen birth rate
Finney County ranks 95th of 98 Kansas counties in health outcomes due to factors like 22 percent smoking and 32 percent obesity. Premature death totals are 5,736 years versus 7,084 statewide, with 14 percent reporting fair or poor health and 7.4 percent of babies born with low birth weight.
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Finney County
Kansas
Willems van Dijk
Riley County
Cherokee County
Riley
Greeley
Lane
Stanton
Wichita
Budget brinkmanship sparks late week U.S. shutdown risk
President Obama and House Republicans wrestle over an interim budget plan under 61 billion funding, resisting riders on health care and EPA rules. Obama urges urgency to avert a shutdown by Friday midnight as Boehner pushes one week measure, citing political leverage despite Democratic anger.
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House
Environmental Protection Agency
Chesapeake Bay
Florida
Obama
Boehner
White House
Pentagon
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Garden City
CancerKansas.org
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GOP
Pioneer
Ryan Jagels
David Blakey
SAAS
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